Written Question·Treasury·UIN 94644
Spirits: Excise Duties
Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Question
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what data she holds on spirits duty revenue generated from pubs in (a) rural areas and (b) urban areas.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonAlcohol duty is paid by producers, and is therefore not typically paid directly by pubs. Further, according to estimates derived from sales data collected on behalf of the Office for National Statistics, only around 15% of spirits are consumed on-trade. A...
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